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THIS IS BIG BROTHER!

The man (men) behind the voice. Ever wanted to know more about the man (well, men) himself? It’s time to take a look at the people responsible for that sultry voice; this is Big Brother.

There are three men responsible for the voice of Big Brother, though an unfortunately limited amount is known about the third, Peter Dempsey. However, this will not stop us from exploring the first and second in line, Leon Murray and Peter Cunningham. Listed on the 2013 ‘Crew Credit List‘ under the title ‘Deputy Big Brothers’, are these three voice-over professionals.

Leon Murray is the ‘main’ Big Brother. He’s the man we all associate with that jovial, yet serious voice. Though, is he as serious as he seems? Well no, it turns out that Leon actually comes across as a pretty fun guy!

Personifying the very definition of ‘voice-over’ artist, Leon Murray has had an array of well-known advertising roles; his works include the up-beat voice of the Eagle Boys ads, the always excited Dreamworld ad voice, and the also quite recent, Carzoos ad voiceover. I recognise every one of these television advertisements, and as someone who often ‘calls out’ actors/ voices from other works, I’m stunned that I was unable to pick this. In fact, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who could have imagined these ads to have been voiced by our veteran Big Brother – the man is simply bursting with talent!

This video includes a funny collection of his works that provides as an entertaining clip, in that he’s discussing his works with an annoyed Big Brother (yes, he’s talking to himself). It’s absolute brilliance; if you haven’t yet seen this video, you WILL be surprised. (Thank you to @Chesai70 for tweeting this my way).

Big Brother’s voice is also used in a whole lot of television commercials for things like car sales and fast food.

The ‘main’ Big Brother voice is provided by voice actor Leon Murray and his show reel has been uncovered on YouTube.

In the video Leon is called the diary room where Big Brother (his own voice) questions him on his recent work. Big Brother points out that Leon’s advertising jobs sound nothing like Big Brother (to showcase Leon’s range). It appears the video was shot just before the season started, and ends hilariously with Leon having an argument with his own Big Brother voice.

http://leesalittle.com/2013/10/05/this-is-big-brother-the-man-men-behind-the-voice/
http://www.behindbigbrother.com/2012/10/big-brother-voices-a-whole-bunch-of-commercials/

Video of him talking or I don't believe

@And9 Big Brother Australia not Africa

LaCotti:
@And9 Big Brother Australia not Africa

Very correct.